| Main Title |
Iodine-129 in the Environment Around a Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant. |
| Author |
Magn, Paul J. ;
Reave, Thomas C. ;
Apidianaki, John C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, D.C. Field Operations Div. |
| Year Published |
1972 |
| Report Number |
ORP/SID-72-5; |
| Stock Number |
PB-220 811 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Pollution ;
Iodine isotopes) ;
( Air pollution ;
Nuclear fuel reprocessing) ;
( Water pollution ;
Nuclear fuel reprocessing) ;
( Radioactive isotopes ;
Pollution) ;
Measurement ;
Radiation hazards ;
Chemical analysis ;
Path of pollutants ;
West Valley(New York) ;
Iodine 129
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-220 811 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
35p |
| Abstract |
Discharges of iodine-129 to the environment from the operations of the nuclear industry are of particular interest because of the 17 million year half-life of iodine-129 and its ability to enter into the food chain and subsequently concentrate in the human thyroid. Because of its long half-life, discharged iodine-129 becomes a permanent contaminant in the environment and as a result represents a potential long-term public health problem which must be studied to determine its magnitude. The report discusses measurements taken concerning the ratio of the activity of iodine-129 to the weight of stable iodine in the environment around the Nuclear Fuel Services' reprocessing plant in West Valley, N.Y. The results of this study indicate a need for control of iodine-129 discharges from nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and surveillance programs to evaluate the environmental buildup of this radionuclide. Analytical procedures for determination of iodine-129 by neutron activation analysis and by liquid scintillation counting are included. |
